School Supplies for U.S. Kids: Leaving no one behind.
		Children of The Americas delivered 150 backpacks to Olive Crest, a CA non-profit org, for children in their foster care network and string of shelters for abused and at-risk kids. Here, Eileen Angier and Amanda Hughes accept the first load of packs for Olive Crest.
		Pastor Dave Brisbin (L) and Russ Crispin also posing in front of that first load of backpacks at the Olive Crest offices in Santa Ana, CA.
		But before we could deliver backpacks anywhere, here's the assembly line in front of our small warehouse space in Mission Viejo, CA. Over 30 volunteers sorting, filling, storing backpacks for U.S. and Mexico children. Over 750 backpacks were filled this year.
		Linday Thompson fills Steve Foglio's backpack as he moves down the line. Folks at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Corona del Mar, CA contributed over 300 sets of school supplies, a group headed by our board member Terre Sanitate in Santa Barbara, CA contributed over 260 completed packs, and others from around the country contributed supplies and cash, which we promptly converted to backpacks and supplies.
		Backpacks coming off the back of the van on their way to the assembly line.
		A vanload of backpacks is a beautiful thing.
		JCR Ministries in El Cajon, CA also raised over 80 backpacks for their kids this fall. Here they're at the park distributing the packs to the kids.
		New backpack owners.
		These children have so many hurdles to cross on their way out of poverty, at least this pack is one less she has to get over.
		The distribution line. Kids are everywhere.
		It's always fun looking through all the new stuff.
		Pencils and things--now let's get to work and use them.
		Maybe a little later...